Tuesday, May 29 2018 19:01

ArmInfo.What happened in recent weeks in Armenia has become an ideological revolution. Piotr Switalsky, head of the EU delegation in Armenia, expressed such an  opinion in an interview with Radio Azatutyun.

According to him, it is too early to assess the events, but what  happened in Armenia has deep roots, the authorities came to power new  faces, but so far it's not about changing political and social  policies, but rather the thinking of people, what they think about  themselves. "People came to the conclusion that it's time to break  free from the past. I think that this deep and long. And it is  important to young people's participation in these processes. Of  course, the authorities and the society at present many challenges,  how to maintain these positive changes, the energy emitted from  people, "the ambassador said.

At the same time, he is convinced that from the political point of  view, what happened in Armenia is peculiar, as the political crisis  began in the country. "And this crisis was resolved peacefully, and  within the framework of the Constitution.As for the outside world,  many watched as the representatives of different parts of society and  political forces worked in this direction. This was a serious signal  to the outside world, from the point of view that in Armenia has  matured civil society, "the diplomat said. At the same time, he added  that what happened in Armenia became a positive brand, which should  be preserved.

Switalsky also said that what happened in Armenia did not become a  surprise for him, as he always believed in the strength of the  Armenian people. Speaking about the character of the shares, he noted  that as a diplomat he wished that Armenia avoided negative examples  of protest actions taking place in other countries. "In fact,  Armenians could do this by placing national interests above party and  personal interests, I always believed that this is possible, since  Armenia stands out precisely for this," the Ambassador said.

He also agreed that a large wave of discontent has accumulated in the  Armenian society, conditioned by the level of the country's economic  development, high unemployment and poverty, and a number of other  problems. Switalsky also believes that what happened in the country  was difficult to predict by anyone.

Speaking about the possibility of holding early elections in Armenia  this autumn, Switalsky stressed that the EU is ready to assist the  authorities in this matter, despite the complexity of this task. "The  international community is ready to help Armenia organize the  elections, as it did during the upcoming elections, it is good that  some work has already been done in this direction, in particular, it  is about identity, the EU is ready to assist," he said.